ALDERSHOT
Princes Hall, Princes Way (01252 329155)
Sat 1st - Sweeney Todd - Gruesome musical

West End Centre,
Fri 7th - Torch & Fire - Jazz, world & folk music with Gwyn J Allen Band
Fri 14th - Mella Faye & The Big Band - 10-piece funky Latin/Jazz outfit
Sat 22nd - An Evening of Classical Indian Dance

ANDOVER
Cricklade Theatre, Charlton Road (01264 365698)
Sat 1st - Past & Present Concert - An evening of high quality music
Wed 19th - Andover Music Club presents The Dussek Piano Trio

Enham Club,
Rock bands on Saturdays inc:
Sat 1st - Roadhouse

The Swallow, River Way (01264 395190)
Blues jam on third Monday of each month, jazz sessions on last Monday of month

BASINGSTOKE
The Anvil, Churchill Way (01256 844244)
Sat 1st - Beyond The Barricade - Saluting shows like “Phantom”& “Les Miserables”
Wed 5th - Marty Wilde & The Wildcats - With 60s hits like “Teenager In Love”
Thu 6th - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Play Mozart & Bruckner
Sat 8th - Between Friends - Jazz with Humphrey Lyttelton & guests
Sun 9th - Band of HM Royal Marines, Portsmouth - Charity Concert
Wed 12th - Philharmonia Orchestra - Brahms/Schumann/Mendelssohn
Fri 14th - Mayor’s Charity Ball - Dining & dancing
Sat 15th - Yorkshire Building Society Band - Especially for brass band fans
Sun 16th - Mariza - Soulful Portuguese singer
Thu 20th - Dutch Swing College Band - Still swinging after 57 years!
Fri 21st - Philharmonia Orchestra - Unravelling Ravel & Beethoven
Sat 22nd - Un Ballo In Maschera - Masked Ball Opera
Wed 26th - Reelinandarockin - Gerry Marsden, Dave Berry, The Nolans & more
Thu 27th - Dream Concert Chart-Toppers Hits Show - Starring The Dream Kids
Fri 28th - BBC Radio Big Band - Jazz & big band classics

Central Studio,
Sun 2nd (3 pm) Musical Mystery Tour with Hilary James & Simon Mayer
Sun 2nd (eve) Vienna Masterworks Series with James Lisney & Paul Barritt
Sat 8th - Cicatrix + Own Devices + Doog
Sat 8th - The Andy Dickens Band - Jazz/Folk/World fusion

BENTWORTH
Star Inn (01420 561224)
Fri 7th - Claude Bourbon - Blues
Fri 28th - Robert Hokum Band - Blues

BISHOPSTOKE
Bishopstoke Club
Sat 8th - Perfect Alibi - Pink Floyd tribute

BOTLEY
Brewery Bar, Winchester Street, (01489 782324)
Traditional jazz on Sunday lunchtimes & Wednesday evenings

BOURNEMOUTH
Bar Tonka, 39 Toole Hill (01202 522733)
Regular live rock music inc:
Thu 6th - Rubber Soul + Maine Street

BIC (01202 456456)
Tue 11th - Chris Rea - Dancing Down The Stony Road Blues tour
Sat 15th - Prince Buster + Bad Manners - First Law of Ska tour
Fri 28th - Bear In The Big Blue House - Muppet song & dance party

Gander On The Green, 2 Holdenhurst Rd (01202 290294)
Rock bands Fri/Sat including:
Sat 1st - Barely Legal
Fri 7th - Entity
Sat 8th - Pure Cult
Tues 11th - Solid Air
Fri 14th - Mothers Ruin
Sat 15th - Meat Draw
Thurs 20th - Neil Brocklebank
Fri 21st - Sacred Ace
Sat 22nd - Rich Bitch
Fri 28th - The Fallen

Green Room, Portman, 97 Ashley Road, Boscombe (01202 393499)
Sunday afternoon “Headhunters” sessions to develop local talent, Sunday evenings Shenanigans Folk Night, plus rock bands on Fri/Sat inc:
Sat 1st - The Hub - Indie
Sat 8th - Morning After -
Thu 13th - Zoe Schwarz - Jazz singer
Fri 14th - Dr Goodthyme + Madeleine Grantham
Sat 15th - TBC
Fri 21st - Pronghorn
Sat 22nd - Freak Circus - Punk
Friday 28th - TBC

Klute & Brees, 20 Exeter Rd (01202 298866)
Jazz every other Tuesday inc:
Tue 4th - Lianne Carroll Trio

Mr. Smiths, (01202 291617)
Acoustic Solutions every Wednesday, & live music at weekends including:
Sat 1st - Scott McKeon Band - Teenage rock & blues guitar sensation
Thu 6th - Cherry Atrium + Parkway - Punk
Fri 7th - Erno Octopus + Tube
Sat 8th - The Agency - Soul
Sun 9th - Rate of Depress + 3 more metal bands
Thu 13th - Hesky - Indie
Fri 14th - Project Mercury + Tex La Homa
Sat 15th - Ezio -Acoustic songs
Sun 16th - Roads - Rock
Thu 20th - Carve + Revolver
Fri 21st - H.F.M. + Jor - Young Nu-Metal bands
Sat 22nd - Day Of The Fight + Jetplane Landing - Punk/ska
Thu 27th - Boston Crab + Con 23 - Rock
Fri 28th - Scarlet Soho - Indie rock

Pavilion Theatre, (01202 456456)
Sat 1st - BSO Strike Up The Band - Orchestral music from the USA
Fri 7th - Johann Strauss Gala - Waltzes, polkas etc
Fri 14th - Rumours of Fleetwood Mac - Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Sun 16th - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Benevolent Fund Concert
Thu 20th - Solid Silver 60s Show - The Searchers/Dave Dee/Wayne Fontana etc
Wed 26th - Sat March 1 - 42nd Street - Amateur version of Broadway musical

The Villa, 140/142 Holdenhurst Road (01202 551802)
Fri 14th - Mungos Hifi - Scottish reggae band Valentine special
Fri 21st - Floydian Slip - Pink Floyd tribute

BRACKNELL
South Hill Arts Centre (01344 484123)
Sat 1st - Black Box Recorder
Sun 9th - The Big Session - Folk with Oyster Band, Eliza Carthy etc
Mon 10th - Wed 12th - Sweeney Todd - Sondheim’s sinister musical
Sat 15th - An Evening of Waltz Time - With Candlelight Opera
Sat 15th (Cellar Bar) - Ola Onabule & Jospehine Oniyama
Wed 19th - Sat 22nd - The Queen of Spades - Tchaikovsky opera

BRADFORD ON AVON
Wiltshire Music Centre
Sat 1st - City of London Sinfonia - Playing Bach & Handel

BRAMDEAN
Bramdean Village Hall (01962 771361)
Fri 7th - Celtish - An explosive evening of Celtic music

BURLEY
White Buck Inn
Jazz with The Jazz Aces every Thursday

CHANDLERS FORD
Jones’s Wine Bar, Fryern Arcade, Winchester Rd (02380 275237)
Live music at weekends - ring for details

CHICHESTER
Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park (01243 784437)
Fri 7th - London Mozart Players - James Galway conductor/flute, Jeanne Galway flute

The Fountain, 34 Southgate (01243 781352)
Jazz with The Dave Murrell Trio every Friday, plus:
Sat 1st - Fair Warning - Rock
Tue 4th - Willie Austen - Acoustic
Sat 8th - Power of 3 - Blues
Tue 11th - Around With Alice - Original pop
Sat 15th - The Elevators - Rock/blues
Tue 18th - Doghouse - Rock
Sat 22nd - Rough Edges - Rock, pop& soul
Tue 25th - Dave Murrell - Special blues session

CHRISTCHURCH
Lamb Inn, Winkton (01425 672427)
Live jazz every Wednesday with Spirit Of New Orleans

Regent Centre, 51 High Street (01202499148)
Sun 9th - South West Trains Woodfalls Band - Brass Band Concert
Sun 16th - Southern Minstrel Show

Thomas Tripp, Wick Lane (01202 490498)
Live music Sat/Sun & Tue/Wed including:
Sun 2nd - Barrington - Light original pop
Sun 9th - Smerin’s Anti-Social Club - Latin jazz
Wed 12th - Eden - Rock
Sat 22nd - Scott McKeon Band - Guitar-led rock & blues
Sun 23rd - Grumpy - Rock
Wed 26th - Loose Fruit - Rock

Ye Old George, 2a Castle Street ( 01202 479383)
Folk Club on Wednesdays, live music Thu/Fri inc:
Thu 6th - Ian Close - Jazz
Thu 13th - Vic Naylor Experience - Jazz
Fri 14th - The Hedge Monkeys - Punk folk
Fri 28th - Mary Jane - Lively young Southampton folk band

CRAWLEY (near Winchester)
Rack & Manger, Stockbridge Road (01962 776281)
Live music Fridays & Saturdays including:
Fri 7th - Big Trousers - 80s fun duo
Fri 14th - Fast Forward - Covers duo
Sat 15th - The Rock Doctors - Rock
Fri 21st - Below The Belt - Rock
Fri 28th - Eddie Vortex - Old style rock n’ roll

Dorchester Arts Centre, School Lane, The Grove (01305 266926)
Sat 8th - Sonny Black - Blues

EASTLEIGH
Concorde Club, Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh (02380 613989)
The cream of British, American & world jazz including:
Sun 2nd - The John Maddocks Band
Wed 5th - Jamie Cullum - Rising young jazz singer & trio
Sun 9th - The New Stompers with Chez Chesterman
Wed 12th - The Ray Gelato Giants
Sun 16th -Bob Dwyer’s Hot Seven
Wed 19th - The Dutch Swing College Band
Sun 23rd - New Gateway Jazz Band
Wed 26th - Voxtet

The Point, Leigh Road ( 02380 652333)
Sat 1st - Nightingale School of Dancing & Drama - Decades -
Thu 6th - Soma - RJC Dance
Sat 8th - Carmen - Opera Box presentation
Thu 13th - Fri 14th - The Adventures of the Stoneheads - Trestle Theatre Company
Sat 15th - Gary Ryan - Formidable classical guitarist
Thu 20th - Candoco Dance Company - Uplifting triple bill

FAREHAM
Ashcroft Arts Centre, Osborn Road (01329 235161)
Sat 1st - Battlefield Band - Fresh Scottish folk band
Sat 8th - Eleanor McEvoy & Brian Connor - Exceptional Irish singer-songwriter
Sat 15th - Brass Monkey - Martin Carthy, Howard Evans & co play folk
Wed 19th - The Brodsky Quartet - Eclectic string quartet play Brodsky Song Show
Wed 26th - Blazin’ Fiddles - Scottish fiddle ensemble

Ferneham Hall, Osborn Road (01329 231942)
Sat 8th - Sing-A-Long ABBA - Knowing me, knowing you....ahaaaaah.....
Fri 21st - Big Band Crazy - The swing’s the thing
Sat 22nd - Sing-A-Long A Sound Of Music - Doe a deer a female deer etc

FERNDOWN
Barrington Theatre, Ferndown Community Centre (01202 894858)
Sat 8th - Joe Brown &The Bruvvers - Timeless guitarist & singer
Fri 14th - Purbeck Big Band Dance
Sat 15th - Valentine’s Hop
Wed 26th - Sat 1st - The Slipper & The Rose - Musical

GOSPORT
Gosport Jazz Club, Thorngate Halls, Bury Road (ring Stoke Gallery 02392 522834)
Wed 5th - The New Stompers
Wed 12th - Max Collie’s Rhythm Aces
Wed 19th - Phil Mason’s New Orleans Allstars
Wed 26th - Alan James & All That Jazz

HAVANT
Havant Arts Active, East Street (02392 472700)
Sat 1st - John Kirkpatrick - Folk singer & squeezebox player
Fri 7th - Michael Messer & Ed Genis - Blues guitarists
Tue 11th - Parisian Swing - Recreating the atmosphere of the jazz Hot Club
Sat 22nd - Violin Recital with Markus Lawrenson playing Dvorak, Messiaen etc

HAYLING ISLAND
Inn On The Beach, 97 Seafront (02392 460043)
Live music several nights a week with Jam Session on Mondays, New Band Night on Tuesdays, live bands on Friday nights and jazz on Sunday lunchtimes

HINTON ST MICHAEL
East Close Jazz Club, East Close Hotel, (01425 672404)
Jazz on Tues/Fri with the Bernie Farrenden Quartet + guests

HOOK
Raven Hotel, Station Road
Sat 22nd - New Gateway Jazz Band

HORTON HEATH
The Lapstone
Sat 8th - Rock Solid - The clue is in the name

HYDE
Hyde War Memorial Parish Hall (01425 653096)
Fri 14th - Maire Ni Chathasaigh & Chris Newman - Folk harp & guitar duo

HYTHE
Fountain Court Hotel, Frost Lane, (02380 846310)
Live music every Friday

Hythe Social Club
Fri 21st - Rock Solid - Rock

ISLE OF WIGHT -NEWPORT
Medina Theatre (01983 527020
Fri 7th - The Glenn Miller Tribute Orchestra - Get in the mood with a fabulous band
Sun 9th - American Legends - A tribute to The Drifters & The Four Tops

Quay Arts Centre (01983 822490)
No live music events this month

ISLE OF WIGHT -SANDOWN
Trouville Hotel, The Esplanade (01983 402141)
Fri 28th - The Denise Lawrence Band - Jazz

ITCHEN ABBAS
Itchen Abbas Village Hall
Sat 15th - Country Cod Pieces - Folk legend Sid Kipper sings & talks

LEE ON SOLENT
Bellevue Hotel, Seafront (023 9255 0258)
Live rock on Sundays:
Sun 2nd - Fair Warning
Sun 9th - Independence
Sun 16th - Panama Grin
Sun 23rd - Something For The Weekend

LINWOOD
Red Shoot Inn, Toms Lane (01425 475792)
Live music on Sundays including:
Sun 23rd - Crosscut Saw -Rock/R&B)

LONG SUTTON
Long Sutton Village Hall (01256 862348)
Sat 8th - Rhythm & Romance - Guitar duo Gerald Garcie & Alison Bendy entertain

LYMINGTON
Long’s Wine Bar, High Street (01590 677550)
Jazz & blues til late several nights a week including
Sat 1st -The Bluescasters
Wed 5th - Jam Session - Rock /Roots/Blues
Thu 6th - Jazz in Mind
Fri 7th -Latin in mind - Latin jazz
Sat 8th - Reggae Night with Colin Salisman & Wayne Gibson
Thu 13th - Andy Daniels Band - Jazz
Fri 14th - Blues Etc
Sat 15th - John Crampton - Foot Stomping Blues
Wed19th - Eddie Vortex - Good-time rock & roll
Thu 20th - Jazz in Mind
Fri 21st - Latin in Mind - Jazz
Sat 22nd - Tony Fahrino & Lawrie McVay - of The Werewolves of London
Thu 27th - Jazz Vortex
Fri 28th - Tongue in Groove -Rock

Stanwell House, 14 High Street (01590 677123)
Live music, mainly jazz, every Tuesday from 8pm

The Thomas Tripp, Stanford Road (01590 689047)
Matt Black the piano man every Wednesday plus live music Sat/Sun
Sat 15th - Pronghorn - Cowpunk
Sun 16th - Stringybark McDowell - Blues/roots from Australia

LYNDHURST
Fox & Hounds, High Street
Jam session on Thursdays

Waterloo Arms, High Street (02380 282113)
Sunday lunchtimes - Ron Spack’s Jazz Sounds

MINSTEAD
Minstead Village Hall (02380 812626)
Fri 28th - Swing Factory

MOTTISFONT
Mottisfont Village Hall (01794 340740)
Sat 15th - Indian Dance Workshop & Dance Performance

NEWBURY
Corn Exchange, Market Place (01635 522733)
Thu 6th - Roy Bailey & John Kirkpatrick - Folk veterans in concert
Fri 7th - Los Pacaminos - Paul Young & his Tex-mex crew
Sat 8th - Beyond The Barricade - Songs from the musicals
Sat 15th - Great British Jazz Band - Digby Fairweather & co entertain
Thu 20th - Brass Monkey - Folk with Martin Carthy & friends
Sat 22nd - Batanai Marimba - Joyful sounds from Zimbabwe
Thu 27th - June Tabor - Distinctive female vocalist

NEW MILTON
Forest Arts Centre, (01425 612393)Sat 01 Feb
Sat 15th - Ben Waters & His Boogie Blues Band - Great boogie pianist
Sat 22nd - Tziganarama - Wild, invigorating East European gypsy music

Rydal Hotel
Live music on Thursdays including:
Thu 20th - Solstis

PENNINGTON
The White Hart
Fri 28th - Indian Summer

PETERSFIELD
Traders Club, 36a High Street (01730 233022)
Live music Saturday, Sunday & Wednesday

PEWSEY
Coopers Arms,
Sun 2nd - Kent DuChaine - Excellent blues singer & guitarist

PLAITFORD
Shoe Inn, Salisbury Road (01794 322397)
Live music every Friday & Sunday, blues, folk & jazz
Sun 2nd - Steam Machine -West Coast R & B
Fri 7th - Barrington - Contemporary original pop
Sun 9th - No Previous - Blues
Fri 14th - Lou Stonehill -Inner Space
Sun 16th - Bluestate - Blues, Soul & Funk with a hint of Jazz
Fri 21st - Reavers Rant - Celtic
Sun 23rd - Tramp --R & B
Fri 28th - Julie Burridge Trio - Jazz

POOLE
Blue Boar, 29 Market Close
Sun 2nd - The Floaters - Rock/R&B
Wed 5th - Greg Howell & Mark Lane - Blues
Fri 7th - The Reptiles - Blues/rock
Sun 9th - Audiosonic - Rock
Wed 12th - Rod Jenkins - Folk
Fri 14th - The Recliners - Blues
Sun 16th - Eden - Rock
Wed 19th - Barbara Vinter - Folk
Fri 21st - Uncovered - Rock
Sun 23rd - Wireless Set - Rock
Wed 26th - Dave Lambert - Folk
Fri 28th - Mission Impossible - Rock

Central Hotel, Lower Parkstone (01202 743970)
Folk club on Sundays +
Sat 8th - Jets v Sharks + Joen Ninety + 2 more punk bands
Sat 15th - Renegade + Rolling Drunks
Wed 19th - Stringybark McDowell - Don’t miss this tattooed Aussie blues/roots man
Sat 22nd - TBC

George Hotel,
Sat 1st - Jolene & Barry - Country music

Lighthouse, formerly Poole Arts Centre, Kingland Rd ( 01202 685222)
Thu 6th - Classical Concert - Schumann, Debussy etc
Thu 13th - Classical Concert - Bach, Stravinsky etc
Thu 13th - Salute to Benny Goodman - With Dave Shepherd, Roger Nobes etc
Thu 20th - Classical Concert - Bach, Percy Grainger etc
Thu 20th - Jazzcotheque - Including live sax from Dave O’Higgins
Thu 27th - Children’s Concert - Fun music event
Thu 27th - Contemporary Jazz with Martin Shaw, Andy Panayi etc

Mr Kyps, 8a Parr St, Ashley Cross, Lower Parkstone (01202 748945)
Thu 6th - The Urologists - Rock
Fri 7th - Into The Bleach - Excellent Blondie tribute outfit
Sat 8th - Claptonite - Slick Eric Clapton tribute band
Thu 13th - Bernie Farrenden Jazz Band/John Maddock’s Band
Sat 15th - Sean Chambers + Scott McKeon
Sun 16th - Raymond Froggatt - Revised date for veteran singer-songwriter
Thu 20th - The Hamsters - Essex workaholics unleashed
Fri 21st - Mungo Jerry + Fleetwood Max - In The Summertime man + tribute band
Sat 22nd - Never The Bride - Rock

PORTSMOUTH, ROWLANDS CASTLE & SOUTHSEA
Bullfrog Blues Club, The Albert Bar, South Parade Pier (02392 436267)
Thu 13th - Aynsley Lister - Gifted blues guitarist from Leicester
Fri 14th - John Otway + Eddie & The Hot Rods - He wants to be your Bunsen Burner
in The Gaiety Suite
Thu 20th - Mo' Indigo -Blues band fronted by Harry Lang
Wed 26th - Burnt Ice - Funky contemporary blues

(The) Cellars, Eastney, Southsea (02392 826249)
Sat 1st - Rachel Hawnt - Pop covers
Mon 3rd - Trevor John - Singing acoustic covers
Sat 8th - The McGinleys - Celtic folk
Mon 10th - Lynchpin Acoustic - Gerry & Rick play some rock covers
Sat 15th - De*Luxe - Rock
Mon 17th - Chris Fretwell & Jamie Ferguson - Acoustic covers
Sat 22nd - Crowded Trousers - Rock/soul
Mon 24th - Skratch - Pop covers

City Bar, next to Portsmouth Guildhall ( 02392 739731)
Fri 28th - Colvin Quarmby - Dynamic duo

Fountain Inn, 34 The Green, Rowlands Castle (02392 412291)
Jam Sessions on Tue/Wed, live duos etc Fri/Sat

Havana Bar, 38-40 Kent Road (02392 731630)
Mon 3rd - NineDogsDeep + Aubrey Lemmon

Kings Theatre, Albert Road (02392 828282)
Sat 1st - Moscow City Ballet perform The Nutcracker
Sun 2nd - Karen Noble - Dusty Springfield soundalike
Mon 10th - Sat 15th - Underneath The Arches - The story of the Crazy Gang
Mon 24th - A Masked Ball - Dramatic Verdi opera
Thu 27th - Band of the Life Guards - 34 musicians play classics & pop
Sat 28th & Sun 1st - Rockin’ On Heavens Door - Saluting Elvis, Buddy Holly etc

New Theatre Royal, Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth (02392 649000)
Sun 2nd - Stompin’ at The Savoy - Chris Walker Swingtet/Denise Lawrence Band
Sun 23rd - A Vocal Recital - Susan Welland sings Mozart, Pucchini etc

Portsmouth Arts Centre, Reginald Road, Southsea ( 02392 837373)
Sat 15th - An Evening of African Music with Abdul Raheem from Ghana + 7-piece band
Fri 21st - Twentieth Century Girls - Female dance spectacular

Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square (02392 834773)
Fri 7th - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Playing Mozart & Bruckner
Mon 17th - Def Leppard - 20 years of hits from mainstream rock outfit

Pyramid Centre
Fri 7th - NME Tour
Sat 8th - Stereo MCs
Mon 17th - Mudvayne - Rock gig moved from Wedgewood Rooms

Railway Folk Club, The Alma Arms, 139 Highland Road, Southsea
Folk every Monday

South Parade Pier, Gaeity Bar
Every Tues throughout February - Battle of The Bands

Wedgewood Rooms, Albert Road, Southsea (02392 293301)
Sun 2nd - Martin Grech - Pop star on the rise
Sat 8th - Binary Nation 6 - Electronic music
Sun 9th - Raging Speedhorn - Rock
Tue 11th - Amen - Rock
Wed 12th - Plan B + Cultural Ice Age + 2 more rock bands
Sun 16th - Teenage Fanclub + Special Guests Vera Cruise - SOLD OUT!
Tue 18th - Flickerstick - Rock
Tue 25th - The Jeevas - Rock
Thu 27th - Athlete - Rock
Fri 28th - Whole Lotta Led - Led Zeppelin tribute act

RINGWOOD
Elm Tree Inn
Folk Club meets Tuesday evenings:
Tue 4th - Henry Sears & Jenny Crook
Tue 11th - Singaround
Tue 18th - Martin Wyndham-Read
Tue 25th - Singaround

Inn on the Furlong, 12 Meeting House Lane (01425 475139)
Sun 2nd - Jinks - Rock
Sat 15th - Solstis - Rock
Tue 21st - Renegade - Blues/rock

London Tavern, Linford Road, Poulner
Live music Saturdays + Rob Jones on piano Sunday lunchtime
Sat 22nd - Stringybark McDowell - Unique Australian blues/roots

Ringwood School, Parsonage Barn Lane
Fri 21st - Leon McCawley - Leading pianist plays Chopin etc

ROMSEY
Abbey Folk Club, Abbey Hotel,
Every second Thursday each month - Innominata

Star Inn, The Horsefair ()1794 516353)
Live folk music every Saturday night

SALISBURY
Arts Centre, Bedwin Street (01722 321744)
Sat 1st - Wilko Johnson Band + the Rhythm Blasters - Dynamic R&B
Fri 7th - Whole Lotta Led - Led Zeppelin tribute act
Thu 13th - Josephine Oniyama - Original singer-songwriter & band
Sat 15th - Valentine's Day Mascara - Best local bands play
Thu 20th - Derrin Nauendorf & David Downing - Aussie roots/blues sensations
Sat 22nd - El Equipo - Energetic Cuban/Puerto Rican dance music

Black Pig Barn, Old Coach House, Milford St (01722 501858)
Live music several nights a week - ring for details

City Hall, Malthouse Lane (01722 327676)
Sat 8th - Sarum Chamber Orchestra - Beethoven, Mendelssohn etc
Wed 12th - CLASSIC JunXion - Romantic songs for Valentines Day
Thu 13th - “ReelinandaRockin” - Gerry Marsden, Mike D’Abo, Dave Berry etc
Fri 14th - Magic Limited Edition - Classic pop harmonies a la ELO & Beach Boys
Sat 15th - The Big Session - Spontaneous folk with Oysterband, Eliza Carthy etc

Five Bells, Salt Lane ((01722 322584)
Sun 9th - Eleanor McEvoy - Exceptional Irish singer-songwriter

The Old Ale House, Crane Street (01722 333111)
Live music on Thursday nights

SOUTHAMPTON
Bent Brief, 17-19 Lodge Road (02380 322151)
Jam Sessions on Wednesdays, Irish night Thursdays +
Sat 1st - Bob Pearce Trio - Blues
Tue 4th - Skimmer - Richard Hunt’s motley crew with some organic songs
Fri 7th - Ronnie & Johnny - Jazzy blues
Sat 8th - Pete Harris - Classy blues
Fri 14th - Beggars Choice - Blues
Sat 15th - Arnie & Mo - Blues/Cajun
Tue 18th - Skimmer - Original songs
Fri 21st - Ronnie & Johnny - Jazzy sax/guitar blues
Sat 22nd - Claude Bourbon - French bluesman
Fri 28th - Gary - Covers

Bitterne Park Hotel, 2-4 Cobden Avenue (02380 322445)
New band night on Thursdays, & rock Fri/Sat
Sat 1st - Babelfish
Fri 7th - Roadhouse
Sat 15th - Sharpe 5
Fri 21st - The Rhinomen
Sun 23rd - Lynchpin

The Brook, Portswood Road (02380 555366)
Sat 1st - Climax Blues Band - Soulful Chicago blues with Colin Cooper & co
Thu 6th - John Young Band - Progressive rock from ex-Asia, Qango keyboarder
Fri 7th - Larry Miller Band - Manic blues/rock with the Reading raver
Sat 8th - Rufus Stone - Another soulful session with Southampton’s soul men
Thu 13th - Uncle Herb + Emma Wilson Band - Original melodic rock + covers
Fri 14th - Beach Boys Inc - Simulating those surfing sounds
Sat 15th - Newcastle Brown Comedy Club
Wed 19th - Trafficker - Rocking blues with guitar hero Tommy Allen’s band
Thu 20th - Stan Webb’s Chicken Shack - Blues with guitar veteran
Fri 21st - Edwin Starr - “War” man & 12-piece band with some sensational soul
Sat 22nd - China Crisis - 80s chart men with Black Man Ray etc
Thu 27th -Los Pacaminos - Paul Young’s laid-back Tex-Mex crew
Fri 28th - Atlantic Soul Machine - More soul from a stunning 7-piece band

Dolphin, Osborne Road, St Denys (02380 399369)
Irish sessions every Tuesday, plus live music on Weds/Thurs

Ferryman & Firkin, High Street (02380 225458)
Sat 1st - The HiWatts - Rock
Sat 8th - 9 Volt Lizard - Rock
Sat 15th - TBC
Sat 22nd - Fair Warning - Rock

Fo’c’sle Folk Club, Duke of Wellington, Bugle Street (02380 456337)
Fri 7th - Paul Downes - Dazzling guitarist & singer
Fri 14th - Anything Goes
Fri 21st - Vin Garbutt aboard SS Shieldhall - SOLD OUT!
Fri 28th - Hilary Spencer - Singer with acappella trio Artisan

Greene Cellars, 78 West Marlands Road (02380 710648)
Live Jazz & funk at weekends including:
Sat 1st - Pablo Fanque + The Fabulous Burrito Brothers
Fri 21st - Smerins Anti Social Club - Latin jazz

Guildhall, West Marlands Road (02380 632601)
Sat 1st - INME - Rock
Wed 12th - Feeder - SOLD OUT!
Sat 22nd - Bowling For Soup + Special guests

The Hobbit, 134 Bevois Valley Road (02380 232591)
Regular gigs: Sundays - Jassisinthelk - Jazz duo by candlelight; Monday - James & Denovo; Tuesday - Eek & Denovo; Wed 4th - Kalisti - Folk rock, Thursday - Open mic
Sat 1st - Blowback + Harsh - Punk
Fri 7th - MurMur - Indie/Rock
Sat 8th -The HiWatts - Rock
Fri 14th - Carnation - 60s style indie
Sat 15th - Afterglow - Melodic Rock
Fri 21st - Nemosyne - Indie Rock
Sat 22nd - Careless - Hard Post-Punk Rock
Fri 28th - Sturges - Indie Rock

The Joiners, St Mary Street, (02380 229319)
Showcasing up and coming new bands:
Sat 1st - Blowback + Harsh - Punk
Tue 4th - Consumed + Gash + Intent
Thu 6th - Olympic Lifts + Subgiant + Equidistant Sound
Sat 8th - Uncle Herb - Melodic original rock + covers
Sun 9th - Careless + support - Heavy rock
Tue 11th - Dustbyte + Goatboy - Rock
Wed 19th - Echoboy + Appliance - Rock
Fri 21st - Long Tall Shorty - Rock
Mon 24th - Tuuli - Glamorous new all-girl band
Tue 25th - Kinesis + Miss Black America + Reuben
Thu 27th - Scarlet Soho - Indie rock

King Alfred, Old Northam Road (02380 630130)
Live music weekends inc:
Fri 7th - Ariua + support - Rock
Fri 14th - Valentine Party Night
Sun 16th - And None of them Knew They Were Robots + Dead Memento - Punk
Fri 21st -Aubrey Lemmon +The High Teas - Pop/Rock
Fri 28th -Flaming Homer +Lounge Act - Pop/Rock

Legends, 42-44 Bevois Valley Road (02380 837105)
Regular live music inc:
Sat 8th - Barrington

Mayflower Theatre, Commercial Road (02380 711811)
Sat 1st - Rocky Horror Show - Last night of cult rock musical
Mon 17th - Sat 22nd - Oh! What A Night - Sheila Ferguson stars in 70s musical
Tue 25th - March 1 - Russian Ice Stars present The Nutcracker - ballet on ice

Nuffield Theatre, University Road (02380 671771)
Sat 1st - Annie Get Your Gun - Wild west musical
Sun 16th - Maria Ewing with Kymaera - Classic jazz & ballads
Sun 23rd - Turn On The Taps - Ultimate song & dance show

The Platform Tavern, Town Quay ( 02380 337232)
Sun 2nd - (Lunch) George Smerin - Latin jazz
Sun 2nd - (Eve) Bob Still - Acoustic blues
Tue 4th - George Smerin & Friends - Latin jazz
Thu 6th - Pete Christie - Singer/Songwriter
Sun 9th - Arnie & Mo - Acoustic blues/folk
Tue 11th - Derrin Nauendorf & David Downing - Wizards of Oz
Thu 13th - Dr Stomp & Prof Oz - Frantic fast fiddle frolics!
Sun 16th - (Lunch) Julie Burridge - Soulful jazz
Sun 16th - (Eve) Dave Peabody - Renowned acoustic bluesman
Tue 18th - Jo Long - Sublime English folk
Thu 20th - Foo Foo - The chicks from the sticks sing original songs
Sun 23rd - (Lunch) -Tant - Indian fabla & harp
Sun 23rd - (Eve) Adrian Byron Burns - American bluesman
Tue 25th - TBC
Thu 27th - Keith James - Nick Drake tribute

Roddington Forge, Allington Lane, West End (02380 613325)
Country & western music every Friday and Saturday

St Denys Folk & Blues Club, Riverside Club, St Denys Sailing Club, Priory Avenue ( 02380 446217)
Meets every Wednesday

Southampton Jazz Club, John Arlott Bar, Uni Campus (02380 768030)
Tue 4th - Matt Waites Sextet - the Fishwick Brothers, Leon Greening etc
Tue 11th - Jazz Swings - Violinist Mike Piggott guesting with Chris Walker Swingtet
Tue 18th - Lennart Andersson - Sweden's top tenor sax player plus Alan Barnes Tue 25th - Paul Styles Quartet - Acclaimed saxophonist
Fri 28th in Turner Sims Concert Hall - Ray d'Inverno 60th Birthday Concert with Ray & Andy Sheppard (sax) & John Taylor (piano)

The Swan, 219 Portsmouth Road, Woolston (02380 447747)
Jam Sessions every Thursday. Live music, mainly rock including:
Sat 1st - Motive - Rock
Sun 2nd - Lynchpin - Rock Metal Covers
Thu 6th - Jam Session - Rock Blues Root
Fri 7th - Lustria - Modern Rock
Sat 8th - The Torpedoes - Indie Rock
Sun 9th - Doghouse - Rock/Blues
Thu13th - Jam Session - Rock Blues Root
Fri 14th - D.N.A. - Rock
Sat 15 th -Below the Belt - Classic Rock
Sun 16th - Skinny Lennard - Lennyrd Skynnyrd -Tribute
Thu 20th - Jam Session - Rock Blues Root
Fri 21st - Burn - Rock
Sat 22nd - Hot Dog - Rock
Sun 23rd - Late Coming - Rock
Thu 27th - Jam Session - Rock Blues Root
Fri 28th - Roadhouse - Blues

Talking Heads, Portswood Road (02380 678446)
Candle Club Acoustic Cabaret Mondays; Solent City Jazzmen Tuesdays plus:
Sat 1st - Maroon Town - Lively Reggae/Ska outfit
Sun 2nd - Candle Club Showcase
Tue 4th - Pierre Bensusan - Ace French guitarist
Wed 5th - Stringybark McDowell - Unique Aussie bluesman
Thu 6th - Near Dark Club - Goth night
Fri 7th - Blues Club - Pete Catlin, Sonny Black & friends
Sat 8th - The Werewolves of London - Blues/Rock
Wed 12th - The New Wrecking Crew - R&B Soul Jazz Funk
Fri 14th - Blues Club with Pete Leigh and the Union & Scott McKeon Band
Sat 15th - Future World Fusion - World & Latin styles
Sun 16th - Sonic Underground All Dayer with Death in the Dollhouse, Eva Concept etc Wed 19th - Aziz Ibraham - Acoustic music
Thu 20th - Bin Ends - Blues
Fri 21st - Mo Indigo - Blues
Sat 22nd - Ezio - Acoustic Roots
Sun 23rd - Derrin Nauendorf & Dave Downing + Jo Long + Arnie Cotterill Band Tue 25th - Solent City Jazzmen
Wed 26th - Jean-Jaques & Nikos - Acoustic
Thu 27th - Stella Rambisai Chiweshe -African Roots
Fri 28th - Hershey& The Twelve Bars - Classy blues & soul

Turner Sims Concert Hall, University of Southampton (02380 592223)
Sun 2nd - Southampton Youth Jazz Orchestra with Tomorrow’s Warriors
Tue 4th - Piotr Anderszewski - World famous pianist plays Bach
Thu 6th - La Volee d’Castors - Stunning folk band from Quebec
Sat 8th - Sangam - Inspirational jazz, pop & world music outfit
Thu 13th - The Jerusalem Quartet - Chamber music by Haydn, Bartok & Dvorak
Tue 18th - Andreas Boyde - German pianist plays Brahms
Thu 20th - Double Helix - Northern Lights & Trio AAB - Jazz & folk meet
Tue 25th - Guarneri Trio Prague - Playing Mendelssohn & Schuman
Fri 28th - Ray D’Inverno 60th Birthday Concert - Guests include Andy Sheppard

STUBBINGTON
The Red Lion, Gosport Road (01329 662003)
Fri 7th - Burn - Rock
Fri 14th - Covered In Ale - Rock
Fri 21st - Lynchpin - Rock
Fri 28th - The Mafia - Rock

TROWBRIDGE
Arc Theatre (01225 769132)
Sat 1st - e2K - Folky resurrection of great Edward II band

UPTON GREY
Upton Grey Village Hall (01256 861077)
Sat 1st - Daniel Smith Blues Band

WALLINGTON
Wallington Village Hall (01329 510304)
Fri 7th - Gordon Giltrap - Entertaining guitarist

WEST TYTHERLEY
King Edward”s Hall (01794 340958)
Sat 8th - Gordon Giltrap - He’s here too

WEYMOUTH
FInn McCouls, 26 Westham Road (01305 778098)
Live music at weekends, mainly rock and blues including:
Sat 1st - The Dolmen - Celtic rock
Fri 14th - Idle Hands - Rock

George Inn, Custom House Quay
Live music at weekends inc:
Sat 8th - Freak Circus - Punk

Isobar,
Regular live music inc:
Thu 6th - Zoe Schwarz - Jazz singer

Pavilion Theatre
Wed 1st - Sat 4th - Snow White & The 7 Dwarfs with Madeline West etc

Verdi’s,
Regular live music inc:
Fri 7th - Thick As Thieves - Rock
Fri 14th - Freak Circus - Punk

WHITCHURCH
The White Hart
Fri 7th - Cuff Billett’s New Europa Jazz Band

WIELD
Wield Village Hall (01420 563961)
An Elvis Experience - With Elvis impersonator Steve Rowley

WIMBORNE
Tivoli Theatre, (01202 848014)
Sat 8th - Val Doonican - Cardigan king croons on

WINCHESTER
Bar Iguana, 16 Jewry Street (01962 849600)
Live music on Wednesday nights

The Mash Tun, 60 Eastgate Street (01962 861440)
Acoustic jazz & blues every Tuesday +
Wed 5th - Alton - Folk rock band
Thu 20th - Mark Handley & The Bone Idles - Jazz

Railway Inn, 3 St Pauls Hill, (01962 867795)
Roots Night every Monday + mainly up-coming bands:
Sat 1st - Amor - Ex-Hoax Jon & his rocking band + support from Samo
Thu 6th - Tyler + Cat On Form + Caretaker
Fri 7th - Scott McKeon - Teenage guitar hero & band
Sat 8th - The Equidistant Sound
Wed 12th - Dawn Parade +
Thu 13th - My Deaf Audio
Fri 14th - The Fabulous Rockmen
Sat 15th - Jump
Sun 16th - Phinius Gage
Wed 19th - Tribute To Nothing
Thu 20th - Shouting Myke
Fri 21st - Fony + Dilutral + Fixated - Heavy metal
Sat 22nd - Brody
Sun 23rd - Nephwrack
Fri 28th - ThisGirl + Lake Aurora + Dead Mementos

Theatre Royal, Jewry Street (01962 840440)
Tue 18th - Fairport Convention - Dave Pegg, Simon Nicol & the kings of folk rock

Tower Arts Centre, Romsey Road (01962 867986)
Sat 1st - Kent Duchaine - USA bluesman with his guitar Leadbessie
Fri 7th - Wilko Johnson Band - Unique showman of rock
Sat 15th - Batanai Marimba - Joyful music from Zimbabwe

Westgate Hotel, 2 Romsey Road (01962 820222)
Jazz with Andy Dickens Band every Monday night

Winchester Guildhall
Sat 15th - Salsa, Swing & Tango Evening - Tracie’s Latin Club Valentine’s Ball
Fri 21st - Dance Yourself Dizzy Dance Night
Sun 23rd - Southern Minstrel Show